1931-10-21 Budget
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Ii ,. Okeechobee, Florida, October 21, 1931.
,-:-,: . Pursuant to adjournment) the City Council of the City of Okeechobee) Florida,
met in the Council Chamber in the City Hall at 7.30 o'clock P. M. on the above ãàte
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~or the purpose of preparing and adopting a budget for the City of Okee~obee, I
Florida, for the year 1932 and fixing a tax levy for the tax assessment roll for
t}1e year 1931 and the following were present: J. Denham Bi~d, Mayor, Alto Watford, I
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President of City Council, Councilmen J. H. Walker, Sr., D. B. McCarthy, Ben Walke
~d Albert Berka with R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk, T. W. Conely, Jr.) City Attorney,!
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L. L. Conrad, Chief of Police and -L. C. Tootle) Water Superintendent in attendance.!
. Mr. James T. Vocelle in behalf of Mr. H. J. Rice made formal demand for the ¡
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- payment out of Interest and Sinking 1930 Refunding Bond Fund of as many defaulted II
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. i¡¡terest coupons as sååd fund has money available and that Council make adequate II
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' r-- Ii levy to retire balance of interest coupons remaining unpaid, the aggregate amount II
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II oJ interest coupons held by him being $21,600.00. III
II 00 Wlcl1man J. H. Walker. Sr. moved that OoWlol1 adopt the following budget 1,1,
! a.s the budget of the City of Okeechobee, Florida) for the year 1932, motion ,!
I' seconded by Councilman IIcCarthy and on roll oall same was adopted by the fOllOwiJ
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I!i Al to Watford
II Ben Walker
Ii D. B. lIoCaxthy None I
f! J. H. Walker, Sr. ..
!i Albert Berka '
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11 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, FOR T HE YEAR 1932.
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il GENERAL FUND
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!I Salary of Mayor $ 25.00
, , if Salaries of City Councilmen 180.00
-'r' [, Salary of City Clerk 2,400.00
ii' Telephone ,and telegraph service - 175.00
" ¡Salary of Ohief of Police 1,500.00
II Salaries of special policemen 50.00
y- 'I! Maintenanqe and transportation for police department 350.00
I Salary of Oi ty Attorney 000.00
I Salary of Chief of Fire Department 1,200.00
[I Equipment "and incidentals for fire dapartment 260.00
ii Wages for street and sanitary departments 1,000.00
'i Supplies tor sanitary department 100.00
,I Material éIlld supplies for street department 1,200.00
1,.1 Street J.i¡¡hting and lights for City Hall 1,000.00
1 Legal advttrtising and office supplies 300.00
i Maintenanoe and insurance for City Hall 150.00
,I Expense 0:( City elections 50.00
¡ Maintenance of City trucks 500.00
! Reserved ~r contingencies 1,000.00
¡ Total 11,9 0.00
WATER FUND
~ Salary of Superintendent of waterworks $2,700.00
, ' Power and fuel for pumping station 2,000.00
Maintenance, equipment and chemicals for water department 1 000.00
Total 5, 00.00
PARK FUND
Maintemanoe and equipment for City parks $500.00
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met 1n the 01 ty Ball at 2.30 0' clock P. M. on the above date for the purpose of I I -
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making an additional tax levy for the tax assessment roll of the ~i ty o~ o~eeOhobee,1
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rlorida, for the year 1931 as directed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of OkeeOhoi
Oounty, :i
, be.!.Jnorida, and the following were present: Ben Walker, Pres1dent Pro-tem. of II
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~ 41. ty Oouncil, Counoilmen Albert Berka, J. H. Walker, Sr. and D. B. MoOarthy' with il
R. P. fletcher, City Clerk and T. W. Conely, Jr., City Attorney 1n attendance. Ii
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President of Council Alto Wa1ifQrd being absent, President ,ro-tam. of Council II
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Ben .~ker pres~ded over meeting. II
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Oounoilman Berka presented the following Ordinance and stated that his purpose I' ""'\
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tor presenting same was to comply with an order ot the Judge of the Oirouit COurt !
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of Okseohobee Oounty; J'l0:r1da, d1:reoUng the City 001.111011 of the City of Okeeohob.e,¡_-
I florida, to levy a sufficient tax to provide for the payment of interest due on I,
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general ilD{>rovement bonds ot said Oi ty, issue of 1926, and moved its adoptiC?n, moti1n
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seconded by Oouncilman J. B. Walker, Sr. and on roll call the vote was as follows: II
Yeas . lays;
Ben Walker II
J. II. Walker, Sr. D. B. MoCarthy Ii
Albert Berka Ii
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ORDIIAlOJ: NO. l34 Ii
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AI ORDIlfAlfOJ: PBOVIDIHG FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTIOI Ii
OF TAlES FOR T BE CITY or OKEECHOBJ:E, rLORIDA, FOR II
THE YlAR Ä. D. 1931. . . .i
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BE IT ORDAIBED BY THE MAYOR' AND CITY COUNCIL or THE CITY or OJCEJ:OBOBEE, ;i
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Section l.1 That the Oi ty of Okeechobee, Florida, hereby levies a tax of twentY1
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seven (27) Mills on each dollar valuation of real and personal property within the II
corporate limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, subject to taxation on the fir~t ~
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day of January, A. D. 1931. Such tax shall be assessed and collected in the manner i
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provided by law. ;
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Section 2. That twelve (12) mills of such tax shall be U8~d for general Oi ~y¡
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purposes; that one (1) mill of such tax shall be ':18ed for maintenance of City parks;!!
that one (l) m1ll of such tax shall De used for the 1nterest and sinking fund for 'I
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.17,~.OO ot the Refunding Bond Issue of_1930; That thirteen (l3) mills ot such!
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tax shall be used for the titerest and Sinking Bond Fund, Issue of 1926, in the;
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_ount ot 82l5, 000.00. '
Section 3. Itshall be the duty ~f the Oi ty Tax Oolleotor and the 01 ty Clerk to ;¡
divide the proceeds received trom said taxes into the four funds as SE!t out in the I;; l
preceding section of this ordinance and keep full and correct account of the same.
as they may be directed by the City ~ouno1l.
Section 4. All ordinances or part of ordinances in oonf11ct hereof are hereby
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repealed. I
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